In crossover anime, who isn't a childhood friend?

Just as Yuan Qianye had expected, it was around nine o'clock in the morning on the third day of the Lunar New Year.

Although there were still quite a few people at the shrine today, it was much better than the bustling crowds reported on television programs a couple of days ago that showed the shrine visitors firsthand.

At least the water fountains for washing hands are not crowded at all, and there is no need to queue.

"I looked up this shrine before I came here. It seems that quite a few foxes have made their home in the woods around here. Occasionally, a few of the bolder ones will come out to beg for food from people. If we're lucky, we might see one today too."

"Really? I can't wait..."

Rikka and Eriri are best friends. While waiting to wash their hands, the two huddled together and whispered in each other's ears.

"Ouch, so cold." Kasumigaoka complained unconsciously after washing her hands.

Saeko Busujima, who was standing next to her, handed her a clean handkerchief: "Use this."

Kasumigaoka gratefully accepted it.

Among the girls around Yuan Qianye, not counting the Shika and Liuka sisters, the one she felt the most favored was this gentle kendo girl.

Although he knew that she might be a formidable rival to the marriage he longed for, he just couldn't bring himself to feel even the slightest bit of disgust towards her.

Saeko Busujima possesses a unique charm that appeals to both men and women.

Then everyone faced the offering box, put in coins, shook the hanging rope, rang the bell, and closed their eyes to make a wish in turn.

The shrine staff had everyone who came to worship draw a fortune slip.

The shrine knows that tourists come to pray with joy and good fortune, so 99% of the fortune slips are rated as auspicious or better.

Even so, an unexpected incident still occurred.

The accident happened to Eriri.

"Ominous, it's actually ominous..."

She looked at the fortune slip in her hand, on the verge of tears!

The group of friends who came today, including that annoying woman in black stockings, are all lucky, including Rikka and even Daikichi!

She's the only one who's fierce!

Don't those shrine guides say that there's absolutely no chance of finding an ominous sign in the fortune-telling box during the New Year period?

How unlucky am I to encounter situations that should never happen?

"Okay, it's alright, it's alright, I'll switch with you."

When Eriri's expression darkened and her mood plummeted to an extreme, Minamoto Chiya simply took the fortune slip from her hand and handed her his own lucky charm.

In this way, Eriri's fortune slip changed from "The road ahead is full of obstacles, only by acting cautiously can you be safe" to "A gentle breeze caresses all things, and a light rain nourishes all flowers to bloom".

Although I don't quite understand the specific meaning of the comment on the signature, it definitely indicates good luck, and it's definitely much better than my previous signatures.

Although it was just a trivial matter for Chiyo, Eriri was still very touched.

While she was feeling touched, Kasumigaoka slowly approached, trying to exchange her Little Ji for the better Ji she had just drawn.

Eriri's reaction was to clutch the fortune slip that Chiya had given her tightly in both hands, as if afraid of it being taken away, and she refused it without even thinking.

Are you kidding me? She'll wrap this in plastic wrap as soon as she gets home; it's a precious treasure she'll keep safe! How could she possibly give it to someone else!

Later, while browsing the shops inside the shrine, Eriri even spent money to buy a small wooden ema plaque.

He wrote down a wish that "the fortune slip in Qianye's hand doesn't count and everything will go smoothly," and secretly hung it on the densely packed wishing board when no one else was paying attention.

I don't know if the gods really approved of changing the fortune slips.

On the way back down the steps after praying for blessings.

Eriri was really lucky to see the fox she had been very interested in before!

It was originally far away in the bushes on both sides of the road, but after being spotted by Rikka, she half-squatted down and took out a peanut candy from her pocket to lure it over.

A fox with orange fur darted over quickly, and under the expectant gazes of a group of girls, it carefully bit into a peanut candy, turned around, and ran away!

Although she only felt the touch of this little thing for a fleeting moment, Rikka still happily chuckled to herself.

She looked at Eriri, who was holding a phone to the side.

Eriri gave her a thumbs up: "Don't worry! The whole thing was filmed!"

Rikka happily leaned over to watch the video recording from earlier.

After leaving the shrine, the group strolled around the nearby commercial street, where the festive atmosphere of the New Year still lingered.

Finally, we went into a self-service barbecue restaurant.

For the total bill paid by Rikka, each person can simply transfer the money to her individually.

While grilling meat, Rikka, probably because of the wild fox from earlier, lingered around Minamoto Chiya, trying to persuade him to be her confidant and ask her parents to let her get a small pet, like a dog or a cat.

Upon hearing this topic, Yukino's eyes lit up immediately.

I started recommending cute and easy-to-care-for pet breeds to Rikka, all of them cats, of course.

She is terrified of dogs, a fact known to both Chiya and Eriri. Both of them had the experience of Yukino hiding behind them after seeing an unleashed dog on the street during their elementary school years.

Chiya Minamoto guessed that the reason Yukino was like this was very likely because she had been hurt by a dog when she was a child, but it was unknown whether she was chased or bitten.

Eriri, on the other hand, didn't think that much about it. She even found it quite cute that Yukino, whom she considered omnipotent, was afraid of dogs, thanks to the contrast.

Kasumigaoka, watching Yukinoshita with her eyes shining as she talked about cats, was somewhat surprised. She hadn't expected that the two, who didn't get along, would unexpectedly agree on their love for cats.

She actually quite hoped that Yuan Qianye's family would have a cat, so that if she wanted to bother them in the future, she wouldn't have to think of any other excuses and could just say that she wanted to pet the cat.

But even Rikka's pleading and Yukino's enthusiastic recommendation couldn't sway the doting brother, Gen Chiya, in the slightest.

The reason is simple: Shihua is allergic to the fur of most animals.

When one trick failed, Liu Hua came up with another: "I can keep it in the yard, or... I can keep it in your room."

"Hehe." Gen Chiya patted Rikka's head kindly.

The expression meant that there was absolutely no chance of it, and it was best to give up as soon as possible.

Besides, we have pets at home.

Well, I won't say that; just keep it to yourself.

"Sigh..." Rikka sighed.

She almost forgot how clean Qianye was. She was the kind of person who would rush to the bathroom as soon as she got home unless there was anything else important, and who always carried two packs of tissues, one wet and one dry, when she went out. How could she possibly allow animals to be in her room?

Saeko Busujima, seeing Rikka's dejected expression, suggested, "Actually, if you want to keep a pet, you don't have to limit yourself to cats and dogs. Keeping goldfish or turtles would be quite cute too."

Kasumigaoka nodded in agreement: "If you can make sure you have the energy to take care of them every day, raising a few hamsters is a good option. Buy a special cage and put a dustproof net on the outside to prevent the fur from blowing out. That way, Toka-nee shouldn't be affected."

“Yes!” Rikka’s eyes lit up again.

Why are you telling her all this...?

Yuan Qianye was quite helpless. He was kept pestered by Rikka, and finally relented a little, saying that he would go back and discuss it with his family before making a decision.

There were no other activities after lunch.

The original idea was for everyone to get together for the New Year.

Now that the gathering is over, everyone has their own things to do, so we naturally parted ways, agreeing to get together again next time we have the chance.

Rikka went straight home. School starts in less than a week, and she needed to hurry home to catch up on her homework.

Yuan Qianye originally planned to go to the store to help out during the winter break, as usual. However, when she took out her phone, she saw a message from her father telling her to enjoy her vacation and not to waste her time at the store all day.

During the New Year period, Runzi's mother's beauty shop was closed for a week, and she accompanied Genji Sanada to the shop during this time.

After thinking it over, Yuan Qianye decided not to insist on his original idea anymore.

He turned around and boarded the tram heading to the Touma family's house.

It was already past 2 p.m. when we arrived at Dongma's house.

He rang the doorbell three times before getting a response from Touma Kazusa's sleepy, languid voice.

"Why are you here so early today?" Kazusa opened the door, her pajamas disheveled, with a small tuft of hair sticking up playfully, clearly having just gotten out of bed.

Yuan Qianye explained, "I don't need to help at home or the shop today. By the way, did I disturb your rest?"

Kazusa hates being abruptly woken up in the middle of the night, but today is an exception: "It's okay, you can sit here for a while. I'll go wash up and we'll start as usual."

"Yes, thank you for your help."

"I've said it so many times, don't be so polite."

Kazusa walked towards the washroom, while Chiya came to the living room, but instead of sitting down, she went to the French windows and glanced at the courtyard outside before turning back to the washroom door.

I didn't see Aunt Shibata today.

These past few nights, when Yuanqian comes over, she always runs into Aunt Shibata, who takes care of Kazusa's daily life.

She always brews tea and prepares fresh-cut fruit before leaving; she is a very kind person.

"Hmm..." Kazusa spat out the toothpaste foam in her mouth: "Her husband had a high fever and was hospitalized today, so he took the day off and couldn't come."

"I see..."

Yuan Qianye nodded thoughtfully, and was about to ask her if she wanted to eat something since she had just woken up.

Doorbell rang.

Kazusa turned around: "Can you help me see who it is?"

Yuan Qianye nodded.

Upon entering the foyer, the surveillance footage showed three people wearing medical protective gowns.

The white protective suits completely covered their entire bodies.

Seeing this, Yuan Qianye instinctively felt that something was wrong.

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084: How much does he like to be with me? (8000) (5/46)

The visitors were medical staff from a nearby hospital who had been temporarily invited to work for the local health department.